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Zoetis is seeking a strategic, externally facing investor relations executive to lead the next evolution of its investor engagement strategy and financial communications. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance, the Vice President, Head of Investor Relations will serve as the Company's primary investor relations leader and trusted advisor to the CFO, CEO, Executive Leadership Team, and Board of Directors. This individual will own Zoetis' global investor relations strategy, shape and evolve the Company's investment thesis and equity narrative, and serve as the primary spokesperson with investors, sell-side analysts, and rating agencies. This is a unique opportunity to build upon the Company's strong foundation while modernizing the Investor Relations function, elevating financial communications, strengthening investor engagement, introducing new technologies, analytics, and best practices that position Zoetis at the forefront of investor relations. The successful candidate will help define the next chapter of Zoetis' story by ensuring the Company's strategy, innovation pipeline, operational execution, and long-term value creation are consistently and effectively communicated to the investment community. Initial Priorities The successful candidate will be expected to: • Lead the evolution of Zoetis' investment thesis and long-term equity narrative as the Company enters its next phase of growth. • Modernize and elevate the Investor Relations function, including processes, technology, governance, and team capabilities. • Strengthen investor confidence through increasingly proactive, transparent, and data-driven communications. • Partner closely with Corporate FP&A to improve forecasting insight, financial storytelling, and consistency between internal planning and external messaging. • Introduce AI-enabled tools, analytics, and emerging technologies that improve market intelligence, organizational effectiveness, and investor engagement. • Develop a more strategic approach to investor targeting, conference participation, analyst engagement, and shareholder development. • Serve as the voice of the market by bringing actionable investor feedback, competitive intelligence, valuation insights, and emerging trends back to executive leadership. Key Responsibilities Investor Relations Strategy & Leadership • Own and evolve the Investor Relations strategy and annual operating plan to support Zoetis' corporate objectives and long-term value creation priorities. • Develop and steward the Company's value proposition, investment thesis, and consistent messaging across all external financial communications. • Lead the continued evolution of Zoetis' equity narrative as the Company enters its next chapter of innovation and growth. • Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, CFO, and executive leadership on market expectations, valuation considerations, shareholder composition, and investor sentiment. • Continuously evaluate emerging technologies, AI capabilities, and leading investor relations practices to modernize the function and improve organizational effectiveness. External Spokesperson & Stakeholder Engagement • Act as the primary spokesperson to institutional investors, sell-side analysts, and rating agencies, positioning Zoetis' strategy, performance, and outlook with credibility and transparency. • Manage relationships with key investors and core analysts while leading priority one-on-one meetings, conferences, and non-deal roadshows. • Build and execute investor targeting strategies to strengthen and diversify the shareholder base across sectors, investment styles, and geographies. • Gather investor feedback and translate it into actionable insights and recommendations for executive leadership and the Board of Directors. • Develop a more proactive engagement strategy that strengthens ongoing dialogue with investors and reinforces Zoetis' long-term investment story. Financial Communications & Disclosure Excellence • Lead quarterly earnings preparation end-to-end, including CFO script development, Q&A preparation, investor presentations, earnings materials, and press releases in partnership with Legal and Corporate Communications. • Ensure all external financial communications are accurate, consistent, and compliant with SEC regulations, Regulation FD, and applicable exchange requirements. • Oversee competitive intelligence and peer benchmarking to sharpen differentiation and ensure messaging reflects evolving market dynamics. • Continuously refine external communications to ensure the Company's financial performance, strategic priorities, innovation pipeline, and capital allocation philosophy are clearly articulated. Internal Alignment & Cross-Functional Partnership • Partner closely with the CEO, CFO, FP&A, Accounting, Legal, Corporate Communications, and business leadership to ensure alignment around performance narratives, guidance, disclosures, and strategic initiatives. • Work closely with Corporate FP&A to improve forecasting transparency, financial insight, and consistency between internal planning and external communications. • Serve as the "eyes and ears" of the investment community by bringing forward investor perspectives, competitive developments, industry trends, shareholder concerns, and evolving capital markets dynamics that inform executive decision-making. • Partner broadly across the organization to ensure the Company's external narrative accurately reflects operational execution and long-term strategic priorities. Leadership & Operational Excellence • Lead, coach, and develop the Investor Relations team while building a high-performing organization. • Establish scalable processes, clear priorities, and operational discipline across the function. • Manage the Investor Relations budget and oversee external partners, including surveillance firms, targeting consultants, conference relationships, and market intelligence providers. • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, innovation, and accountability. Candidate Profile The successful candidate will bring exceptional capital markets expertise, executive presence, and the ability to represent one of the world's premier healthcare companies with credibility among institutional investors and the broader financial community. Candidates should possess: • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or related discipline; MBA, CPA and/or CFA preferred. • Approximately 15+ years of relevant experience spanning Investor Relations and/or equity research, investment banking, corporate finance, FP&A, or strategy with meaningful public company investor exposure. • Demonstrated success developing Investor Relations strategy and serving as a senior external spokesperson. • Deep understanding of valuation methodologies, capital markets, shareholder engagement, financial analysis, and competitive positioning. • Experience leading quarterly earnings processes and external financial communications at a sophisticated public company. • Outstanding communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial and strategic information into compelling investment narratives. • Strong financial modeling and forecasting acumen with an appreciation for how internal planning informs external messaging. • Experience building, transforming, or modernizing an Investor Relations organization is highly desirable. • Intellectual curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset with a willingness to challenge legacy processes and introduce new technologies and best practices. • Demonstrated ability to leverage technology, analytics, and AI-enabled capabilities to improve organizational effectiveness and investor engagement. • Proven ability to advise CEOs, CFOs, executive leadership teams, and Boards of Directors. • Strong people leadership experience with a demonstrated ability to build, mentor, and develop high-performing teams. • Ability to thrive during periods of organizational transformation while balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. Leadership Characteristics The successful candidate will be: • A strategic thinker capable of translating business performance into a compelling investment narrative. • A trusted advisor who builds credibility through sound judgment, thoughtful counsel, and executive presence. • An exceptional communicator who simplifies complex financial and operational topics for sophisticated investor audiences. • Commercially minded with a strong understanding of how operational execution drives shareholder value. • Curious, innovative, and forward-thinking, continuously seeking new ways to improve investor engagement and organizational effectiveness. • Collaborative and influential across highly matrixed organizations. • Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable leading through change. • Results-oriented with exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to operational excellence. The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $303,000 - $405,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the base pay target range for new hire salaries for the position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This position is also eligible for short-term incentive compensation. This position is also eligible for long-term incentives. In addition to compensation, Zoetis offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports the physical, emotional and financial wellbeing of our colleagues and their families including healthcare and insurance benefits beginning on day one, a 401K plan with a match and profit-sharing contribution from Zoetis, and 4 weeks of vacation. Visit zoetisbenefits.com to learn more. Full time Regular Colleague Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search. Notice: Zoetis Recruiters will contact candidates via email from an address ending in @zoetis.com and may also initially connect with candidates through LinkedIn, including LinkedIn InMail. Zoetis does not use Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or other web-based/generic email domains to communicate about job opportunities, interviews, or offers of employment. If you receive a recruitment-related email message claiming to be from Zoetis that does not come from @zoetis.com, please treat it as suspicious. For your security, do not reply, click links, open attachments, share personal or financial information, or send money in response to unexpected or questionable recruitment communications. Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at [email protected] to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: (1) our company website at www.Zoetis.com/careers site, or (2) via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of “@zoetis.com”. In addition, Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition, Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis. At Zoetis, our purpose is to nurture our world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues’ careers, connection and support. We offer competitive healthcare and retirement savings benefits, along with an array of benefits, policies and programs to support employee well-being in every sense, from health and financial wellness to family and lifestyle resources.
